Find out what Warren Buffett, Sushma Swaraj and Mukesh Ambani said in the last fortnight

'In the first world, people donate to build a baseball stadium. In India we have to decide for ourselves what we want out of philanthropy. It is not for the Americans to tell us,' says Yusuf Hamied.

Print Edition: May 01, 2011

Yusuf Hamied

In the first world, people donate to build a baseball stadium. In India we have to decide for ourselves what we want out of philanthropy. It is not for the Americans to tell us.
Yusuf Hamied, Chairman and Managing Director, Cipla, on Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge, in The Economic Times

Warren Buffett

The investor is like an investigative reporter. You investigate the company but don't interfere with it.
Warren Buffett, billionaire investor, at a lunch meeting with Indian MPs

If you as a family live above your means for a long time, somewhere you have a bill that has to be paid.
Paul Bulcke, CEO, Nestl, on why the developed economies are slowing, in Mint

Sushma Swaraj

If there is inflation, blame it on Sharad Pawar, if there is spectrum scam, blame it on A. Raja… You are the country's leader… It is not good for you to blame others.
Sushma Swaraj, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Parliament

O.P. Bhatt

Home loans that caused subprime crisis were given to people who had no income, no assets... SBI's loans are given only after assessing the repayment ability… How can these be subprime?
O.P. Bhatt, exiting SBI Chairman, on RBI's objection to the bank's special home loan products, quoted by wire agencies

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Mukesh Ambani

I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.
Mukesh Ambani

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